⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 5:33 · ATL 48-30 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q3 4:41 · ATL 81-55 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
